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Lake County moves to add data centers, crypto-mining to development rules
Summary
County staff presented an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to create a specific land-use category for data centers and related facilities; planning staff said the change creates guardrails and received a unanimous recommendation from the planning commission.
Lake County officials presented an amendment to the county’s Unified Development Ordinance to add data centers — including crypto- and Bitcoin-mining facilities — as a defined land-use category.
County planning staff told the council the amendment creates clearer standards and “guardrails” so applications can be reviewed consistently and to avoid ad-hoc problems when facilities are proposed. A planning…
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